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B. H. EISENHART. MACHINE FOR QUTTING AND BUNUHING MATCH STICKS.

- Patented Nov 7, 1893.

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EDWARD H. EISENHART, on NEW YORK, N. Y.-

MACHINE FORVCUTTINVG AND SBUN-CVVHING MATCH-STICKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,293, dated November7, 1893. Application filed March 15,1893. Serial No- 466,088- (llomodel.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. EISENHART,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in thevcounty of New York. and

provide new and improved means for operatingon suitable veneering of thedesired dimensions to sub-divide it into match sticks or splints andwind or roll them into a bunch for, the dipplng operation by which theusual;

match heads are supplied.

To accomplish these objects myinvention conslsts 1n the features ofconstruction and the combination or arrangement of parts here-' 'lnafterdescribed and claimed, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Flgure 1, is a vertical central sectional view of amatch cutting and bunching machine constructed 1n accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the cutter-carrying-rollerlverse sectional view showing the guideway for the veneering and thestrippers or clearers .for the cutter-carrying-roller. Fig. 4, is adetail sectional view showing a portion of the toothed cylinder, andFig. 5, is a detail sectional view showing portions of the toothedcylinder, the guideway, and the tapes.

In order .to enable those skilled in the art to makeand use myinvention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to'thedrawings wherein-. The numeral 1 indicates a framework of any suitableconstruction, having bearings for the roller shafts 2 and 3 that carrythe tapes orbands 4 and 5. The upper end por- V tionof the frameworkalso supports a swing.

I -,;i ng= frame 6 in the outer end of which is mount- .i ed a'take-uproller 7, for winding the tapes .or bands to roll ,or' bunch the matchsticks as I will hereinafter appear.

7 riphery' to form a series of teeth"9,--whichn1ay Fig; 3 is'a detailtrans be of any form or shape suitable for the conditions required topick-up or take the match sticks and deliver them between the tapes orbands. 7 I

. The roller which carries the tape or band 5 is located below the axisof the toothed cylinder 8 and the tape or band 5, passes partially roundthe latter and is connected with the take-up roller 7. The tape or band4passes round a guide-roller 10 and thence extends approximately in ahorizontal plane to and round a guide 12, from which point it extendspartially round the toothed cylinder and is connected with the take-uproller 7. The toothed cylinder is provided with a centralcircumferential groove 13, for the reception of the tape 5, in suchmanner that match sticks or splints passing into engagement with theteeth of thecylinder 8 will be carried upward and deposited between thetwo tapes or hands, and sincethe latter are wound or convoluted throughthe medium of the take-up roller 7, the match sticks or splints will berolled or wound into a bunch whereby they can bedipped into acomposition for supplying the usual match heads.

The framework 1 supports a horizontal table or platform 13 havinganoverhanging portion 14 at each side to form a guideway for the passageof a sheet 15 of veneer, the

longitudinal edges of which extend under the overhanging portions 14 andare thus held down fiat while the sheet travels in a horizontal plane.The table or platform is cut away intermediate its inner and outer endportions for the reception of a cutting bed which is composed as hereshown, of a revolv- :while the cutter-carrying roller 18 is locatedabove the sheet of veneer. vtend longitudinally along the peripheryofthe roller 18 and are separated by spaces co-or- The cutters 17 exdinatewith the thickness of the desired sticks "or splints. The thickness andwidth; of the sheetfof veneer are such that when it is subdivided by thecutters the match sticks or splints will possess the desired dimensionsas regards length and thickness. The sheet of veneer is fed to thecutting roller 18 and cutting bed 16 which parts co-operate to incisethe veneer at regular intervals and thus subdivide it into match sticksor splints which follow along the horizontal guideway to the deliveryend thereof, at which point they are taken or picked up,one at a time,by the teeth 9 of the cylinder 8 and are carried upward and depositedbetween the tapes or hands 4 and 5 which latter are wound or convolutedby the take-up roller? to roll the match sticks or splints into abunch.The roll being formed on the take-up roller 7; rests upon thecircumference of the toothed cylinder 8, which latter thereby operatesto rotate the take-up roller by the frictional contact of the roll beingformed with the circumference of the toothed cylinder, and as the rollincreases in diameter, the frame 6 automatically rises. The periphery ofthe cutter roller 18 is designed to revolve at a much greater speed thanthe periphery of the cylinder 8 and this may be accomplished by anysuitable driving mechanism, but as here shown the shaft of the toothedcylinder 8 is geared by the gear wheel 19 with a gear wheel 20 on theshaft of the cutter roller 18. The shaft of the toothed cylinder 8 maybedriven by any suitable motor. Inasmuch as the take-up roller 7 isrotated through the medium of the toothed cylinder 8, the tapes or bandsare caused to travel and the approximately horizontal portion of thetape or band 4, at a point between the guide rollers 10 and 12,

operates against the upper surfaces of the sticks or splints to feedthem toward the toothed cylinder. The feeding efiect of the tape or band4 can be increased, if desired, through the medium of apresser 21,mounted on a frame 22, which is pivotally supported at one end as at 23.

In cutting veneer through the medium of a revolving roller havinglongitudinal knives or cutters on its periphery, the match sticks orsplints would likely adhere between the knives or cutters unless somespecial provision is made to strip or clear the sticks or splints fromthe cutter roller after the knives or cutters have operated on theveneer. To

accomplish this I provide the cutter roller near each end with anannular recess or slot 24, Fig. 2, which slot is formed by providingeach knife or cutter with a recess. A stripper or clearer 25 is arrangedto project at one end portion into each annular grooved portion 24, insuch manner that the point of the stripper or clearer will lie beneaththe sticks or splints and consequently as the cutter roller revolves thesticks or splints are forced radially from the spaces between the knivesor cutters. By this means the sticks or splints are held down in thehorizontal guideway and are forced to travel in a horizontal plane tothe toothed cylinder 8.

' The strippers or clearers 25 are preferably supported by a transverseshaft 26, having its ends arranged in brackets 27, mounted on the tableor platform 13. The clearers or strippers may be adjusted relatively toeach other to register them with the annularly grooved portions 24 ofthe cutter roller, by providing the shaft 26 with a screw thread andengaging nuts 28 therewith, as in Fig. 3.

By providing the cutter roller with the annularly grooved portions 24,narrow connecting webs are left between the match sticks V or splints,but the action of the knives or cutters on the veneer is such thatordinarily these narrow connecting webs will be broken. If, however, thewebs are not broken by the cutting portion they will be broken by theaction of the toothed cylinder in picking or taking up the sticks orsplints, one at a time, from the horizontal guideway, as will beunderstood by reference to Fig. 5.

A machine constructed in accordance with my invention is simple,economical, and efficient in operation and is susceptible of not onlycutting the veneer into match sticks, but also assembling these matchsticks or splints into a bunch for the dipping operat on.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combinationwitha traveling cutting bed, a rotary cutter roller having longitudinalknives or cutters for subdividing a sheet of veneer into match sticks.or splints, and stripping devices for removing the sticks from betweenthe knives or cutters, of a table or platform extending in oppositedirections from the cutter roller and having a longitudinal guide-wayalong each side for engaging and holding down the veneer before andafter it is operated on by the cutter roller, 2. cylinder arranged injuxtaposition to the innor end of the table or platform and having itsperiphery provided with teethwhich successively take the match sticksfrom the satd inner end of the table, a lower tape passing partiallyaround the toothed cylinder and an upper tape extending parallel with apart of the table between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder,andpassing partially around the toothed roller, and a winding roller onwhich said tapes are wound by direct contact with the circumference ofthe toothed roller for bunching the sticks, substantially as described.I

2. The combination with a traveling cuttin g bed, a rotary cutter rollerhaving longitudinal knives or cutters for subdividing a sheet .of veneerinto match sticks, and strippingdevices for removing the sticks frombetween the knives or cutters, of a table or platform extending inopposite directions from the cutter roller, a toothed, tape-supportingcylinder, stick-bunching tapes passing partially around the toothedcylinder and one of which extends over the table or platform paralleltherewith at a point between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder,and a presser acting to press said tape upon the subdiv ded veneer"between the cutter roller: and the toothed cylinder, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of a traveling cutting bed, a rotary cutter rollerhaving longitudinal knives or cutters for subdividing a sheet of veneerinto match sticks,.strip.ping devices for removing the sticks frombetween the knives or cutters, a table or platform extending in oppositedirectionsfrom the cutter roller and. having alongitudinal guide-wayalong each side for engaging andholdin g down the veneer before andafter it is operated on by the cutter roller, a toothed cylinder ar- 5tape passing partially around the toothed cylranged in juxtaposition tothe inner endof the table and having its periphery provided with-teethwhich successively take the match sticks from the inner end of thetable, alower inder, an upper tape extending. parallel with a partvofthe table between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder and passingpartially around the latter, a presser acting tov press the upper tapeupon the subdivided veneer between the cutter roller and the toothedcylinder, and a winding roller on which the tapes are wound by directcontact with the circumference'of the toothed roller;substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- 0 'EDWARD H. EISENHART.

